Meng Chen the Goodhearted, the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone in Hand, the Little Runt Loses His Mother

With Acacia Heartbroken Red in hand, Meng Chen no longer had to worry that the soul tool concealing their auras might fail one day and expose Xiao Wu. He believed in having a backup plan.

Afterward, Meng Chen went to the Academic Affairs Office to request leave, saying he needed to hunt for his fourth soul ring. The teacher there was stunned and hurriedly called for the director.

"Student Meng, you've broken through to level forty?!" Director Chen looked at Meng Chen in astonishment.

Meng Chen displayed his soul power level.

Director Chen immediately called him a monster and promptly arranged his leave. He could return whenever he finished obtaining his soul ring.

Knowing that Xiao Wu could not bear to watch soul beasts be hunted and killed by soul masters, Meng Chen did not bring her along.

"Xiao Wu, this is the token the Heaven Dou Crown Prince gave me before. If you run into any trouble at the academy, go find him. I'll be back soon."

Xiao Wu accepted the token and nodded reluctantly. She also took out a palm-sized azure scale and handed it to Meng Chen.

"Mm, you need to be careful too. If you encounter a soul beast you can't defeat, take this out. It can intimidate those soul beasts."

Looking at the azure scale, Meng Chen guessed it was probably a scale from the Azure Bull Python.

Without asking further, he accepted the scale, told Xiao Wu to return to class, and turned to leave.

Xiao Wu watched Meng Chen's receding back, the reluctance in her beautiful eyes growing ever stronger. She pressed her lips together and bit them lightly. Only after Meng Chen had completely vanished from sight did she return to the academy.

After leaving Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Meng Chen did not head for the Star Dou Great Forest. He did not even ride Big Black, instead having Ye Xishui take him back to Notting City.

As for why he had returned to Notting City—

Of course it was for the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone!

If he didn't take it, was he supposed to leave it for that little runt?

Although fanfics had previously misled him into believing that the Blue Silver Emperor and her soul bone were hidden behind the waterfall on the back mountain of Saint Soul Village—

After spending years trying to recall the original story, Meng Chen had finally remembered.

In the original story, Tang Hao had said that the waterfall concealing the Blue Silver Emperor and the soul bone was actually not far from Saint Soul Village.

Those fanfic authors had merely taken shortcuts, using vague brushstrokes to move the waterfall directly onto Saint Soul Village's back mountain.

After traveling for some time, Meng Chen returned to Notting City. He had Ye Xishui search within a hundred li of Saint Soul Village. He refused to believe they could not find that waterfall.

He himself made a trip back to Xiahe Village. After having a meal at the old village chief's home, he took out the Dragon Ganoderma Leaves he had prepared in advance.

"Grandpa Village Chief, these are Dragon Ganoderma Leaves. Good stuff. Brew them into tea and they'll strengthen the body, nourish your vitality, and prolong your life. Use one leaf at a time, and one leaf can be brewed for three days."

"Chen lad, this is far too precious. What use would an old man like me, with one foot already in the grave, have for something like this?"

The old village chief refused to accept them no matter what, trying to return the packet of Dragon Ganoderma Leaves to Meng Chen.

"Chen lad, what use does an old man like me, with one foot already in the grave, have for such a rare treasure? Take it back quickly."

How could Meng Chen let him have his way? He slipped off in a flash.

"This child... sigh..."

Seeing Meng Chen run off again, the old village chief clutched the packet of Dragon Ganoderma Leaves and sighed. He felt both gratified and moved.

Meng Chen then went to Uncle Dalin's home. Uncle Dalin's family was in the middle of dinner, and they were greatly surprised to see Meng Chen return.

"Chen lad, you're back! Have you eaten yet? Wife, go kill another chicken!"

Without another word, Aunt Dalin prepared to kill a chicken, but Meng Chen hurriedly stopped her.

"Auntie, spare the chicken. I just ate at the village chief's house. I came because I have something I want to give Erzhu."

Erzhu was Uncle Dalin's younger son. He had just turned six and had yet to undergo his martial soul awakening.

"Erzhu, stop eating. Your Brother Meng Chen brought you a gift!"

Uncle Dalin kicked Erzhu, who was still burying his head in his food. Erzhu looked up, a ring of rice still around his mouth, and gave Meng Chen a silly grin.

"Brother Meng Chen."

Meng Chen walked over to Erzhu, smiling as he rubbed the boy's smooth little head. Then he took out a pale purple herb from the Bone Dragon Ring.

The herb's top spread out like a canopy, yet it was a ganoderma. The ganoderma was entirely purple, with a jade-like stalk beneath it and nine leaves growing from it.

Meng Chen plucked the Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma and handed it to Uncle Dalin, instructing, "Uncle Dalin, this is Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma. It strengthens the body, replenishes vital energy, and increases one's cultivation."

"Purple Ganoderma has mild medicinal properties. While Erzhu's martial soul has yet to awaken, feed it to him little by little to improve his body. When his martial soul awakens in the future, he will definitely have soul power. Then he can become a soul master too."

Originally, this Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma had been meant for Tang San to give Yu Xiaogang.

Heh... Meng Chen would rather feed it to a pig than give it to Yu Xiaogang.

Erzhu pointed at himself. "Brother Meng Chen, so I'm a pig?"

"Th-this, Chen lad, it's too precious. We can't accept it!"

Uncle Dalin was shocked and hurriedly refused, but Meng Chen forcibly stuffed the Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma into his hands.

"Uncle Dalin, this is from the heart!"

Looking at the Purple Ganoderma in his hand, then at Meng Chen's earnest expression, Uncle Dalin accepted it with reddened eyes.

"Chen lad, don't worry. Even if I die, I won't reveal a single word about what happened today!"

Without Meng Chen needing to say anything, Uncle Dalin understood that something capable of helping someone become a soul master could not be spoken of carelessly.

"Mm, then I'm leaving. Erzhu, work hard, okay? Become a soul master like me. Brother Meng Chen will be waiting for you in Heaven Dou City."

Before leaving, Meng Chen rubbed Erzhu's little head again and departed with a smile.

Uncle Dalin held the Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma, his eyes rimmed red.

Who would have thought that merely taking care of him for a few years would bring such an enormous reward? What a kindhearted child who knew how to repay kindness!

The sun set, and evening gradually deepened.

Inside Deno Hotel, a graceful crimson figure appeared in Meng Chen's room. It was Ye Xishui.

After searching for most of the day, Ye Xishui had finally found the waterfall concealing the Blue Silver Emperor and the soul bone amid a mountain range more than seventy li from Saint Soul Village.

"Little fellow, the soul bone and Blue Silver Emperor you wanted." Ye Xishui handed Meng Chen a black lead box and a potted plant.

Meng Chen looked at the potted plant. Inside was a drooping blue-gold Blue Silver Grass—the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Sorry for troubling you, Aunt Ye."

The reason he had brought the Blue Silver Emperor back as well was because he wanted to conduct an experiment.

But before that, absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone came first.

Meng Chen opened the lead box, and an immense surge of soul power poured out, freezing even the air and slowing his breathing.

Ye Xishui flicked her fingers slightly, pressing the soul power released by the soul bone back down.

When the lead box was fully opened, the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, six years late to his hands, appeared before Meng Chen.

The soul bone was a crystalline blue-gold, as though specks of starlight shimmered within it. It flowed with extraordinarily dense life energy, giving him a gentle and intimate feeling.

Following the method Tang San had used to fuse the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone in the original story, Meng Chen gently pressed the soul bone against his right leg.

Buzz—

A faint hum sounded, and Meng Chen felt his right leg tremble slightly.

Immediately afterward, a cool aura flowed in from every direction. The Blue Silver Emperor soul bone transformed into countless streams of blue-gold energy that swirled around his right leg, gradually merging with it.

There was not the slightest pain during the fusion process. It was easy and comfortable, as though his right leg had been submerged in a cool lake.

Meng Chen immersed himself in the energy fluctuations of the soul bone fusion. The soul power within his body also flowed gently under the soul bone's special pull.

With every fluctuation, the surrounding air grew softer, while his soul power became stronger and rose significantly.

As the cool sensation brought by the soul bone spread from Meng Chen's right leg through his entire body, intense crackling sounds rang out from his bones.

Yet Meng Chen did not feel even the slightest pain. His body was strengthened by the soul bone's energy, and even the meridians within him expanded.

Gradually, Meng Chen closed his eyes and enjoyed the strengthening transformation brought by the soul bone's energy...

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PS: The editor urged me to update more. Starting tomorrow, there'll be extra chapters. Sob, sob, sob...